“The Transvaal flight was an interesting flight in daylight across the Sahara. Clear skies and unlimited visibility all the way to the Mediterranean. It was the first time that I had observed a multicrew operation on a large aircraft for any length […]
“NOTHING but NOTHING can prepare you for what was about to happen at Lagos International Airport. Having landed at the original Lagos airport, all the passengers had to walk over the tarmac to the old, overcrowded passenger terminal. Straight out of the […]
“Rolling down runway 16 at Sydney airport, in the British Airways 747, it was an adventure that I had absolutely no idea of where it might lead with all of a couple of thousand dollars in the pocket and one telephone number […]
“……………For bush boys like myself, we had a certain level of knowledge of things mechanical, but it was enlightening to find out about how engines actually work. At least I had seen engines stripped down to their components before, so discussions about […]
“……… So, the Lady was a bit too tall to fit under the Coathanger. She measured 181 feet (55 meters) from the waterline to the top of one of the three stacks. At least it would give the Navy boys something to […]
“A glance out the left window was definitely an attention getter. A MIG 23, fighter/bomber with wings swept forward, sitting about 20 feet off my left wingtip. Next glance, another 23 at high-speed overtaking us off to the left a few hundred […]